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In a pleasant surprise, Randy Moss has been all about “the team, the team, the team” this year, even though he has a diminished role. To his credit, he hasn’t said one peep publicly about his lack of “touches.”

John C

Obviously Jacobs didn’t care about his paychecks for his lack of discretion. He cost himself an ocassional run to play and his paychecks. His take to the social media did not solve any problems but got himself suspended. Obviously Jacobs is a dumb jock, you know, one of those dumb jocks who didn’t have a clue and talked too much. He might as well have had big boobs. He sang his song and got booted from it.

Much credit to Moss, he played it the way a hero would. He is about the team, the team, and the team.

Jacobs is all full of himself and lacking much more.

Route246 (Mitch)

I think Pete is right about Moss. He has been a pleasant surprise. He could have been a ham-bone about being interfered with on his “drop” of the perfect scoring pass from Kaep yesterday but instead he chose to man up and move on. I think Moss knows he is a first ballot HOF candidate if he finishes this year as a true team player which has has done so far. His past numbers speak for themselves. His prior attitude has really tainted those numbers but this year could prove to be the ultimate rehab and almost guarantee induction.

Greg

Moss has shown that he is a dedicated pro. How many big runs have the 49ers had and you see Moss blocking someone. Jacobs could have become a short yardage back or blocking back but he only wanted the ball.

It’s not smart to make the comments he did, especially thru a social media site, come on dude, you know EVERYONE has an account of some type. You sound like a little bitch whining, just shut up and take what’s given. You need to look around and look at your team mates, i.e. Moss, he’s been everything the Niners coulda hope for, veteran leadership and still reliable. Just make sure you don’t bitch up

Mark M

It’s a good point about Moss, plus all the other big personalities on the roster and staff. It gives Harbaugh total credibility in a situation like this. I have zero issue with suspending a guy like this, plus we have adequate depth between James and Dixon in that role. See ya Brandon!

RZ

I think your headline is rather harsh on Harbaugh. He didn’t take action until the situation got out of hand. What Jacobs did wasn’t challenging. You do challenge someone face-to-face. This was more like backstabbing. Complaints that are not directed at someone with the power to do something about the situation – are not honorable.

Just Sayin’

“Know your role”? Five touches the whole season is NO role. It’s never smart to shoot your mouth off on Twitter, but I can see why Jacobs got frustrated.

So they signed him, buried him, he got understandably upset, and now he doesn’t get to play for the 49ers or anyone else.

The Kingdom of Harbaugh, indeed. His Majesty failed–again. Surely this could have been handled better. Everybody loses.

Hope they don’t have another injury and need a running back.

Jonathan Poundwater

Moss has achieved every personal accolade a WR could possible ask for. What doesn’t he have? A ring. I think he knows his days as an individual star doing individual things are all but over. He can still be a difference maker on a championship-caliber team.

daniel

Gore , James , Dixon and even keep your eyes on Jewel Hampton , we are more then fine and if we really need a bruiser we can just give it to a DT or DE , lol .

Harbaugh benched Alex Smith , by all accounts , a player he genuinely seems to like.

So , why on Earth would he hesitate to bench / suspend any player that he deems a threat to the team ?

DC

Everyone has to ‘share’ in Harbaugh’s offense, even Vernon, even Moss, even Frank, etc. Heck, even Alex has taken a back seat. Do you think any of them enjoy it? No, but it’s in the team’s interest that everyone buy in.

Nick

“The team, the team the team” may get old when players are benched and suspended for money reasons.
Not saying I know the ins, and outs of these things, but suspending Jacobs saves them money – and releasing Alex/not playing him when he is clearly the better QB this year, will save the team 8 mil.

Scott Alberts

Well he sure didn’t do much with the c hances he had. You want more time earn it instead of pouting. LMJ did. And look what he did with his chances on Sunday.

efrain

Im from SF and a Niner fan but have lived in NYC for a long time, I always have loathed the Giants but saw a great deal of Jacobs and he ran hard for a long time. The problem here falls on both sides. The Niner offense never needed Jacobs, and those time that called for a bruiser back never materialized this year. Gore has been amazing for years, but how many times did the niners stall in the red zone because they couldn’t punch it in? Gore is not that back, never has been. Still, the Jacobs luxury looked good on paper but I feel the niners never even tried him out to be fair. He is a Veteran and Super Bowl Champ, and while yes this is Harbaughs team, Jacobs was ultimately disrespected too. Go ahead Jacobs speak out all you want. Next year you can go to another team and maybe get a chance. The niners are fine with Gore and James now, a back that fits the system. This whole situation does not fall only on BJ, and Harbaugh and the front office have some fault in this. There is nothing wrong with a strong willed player voicing his opinion, look at the Walsh and Seifert eras, the niners were all about the team but strong personalities lead the team. This is not IBM or sone other bs corporation, so all you niner fans that speak about the “company line” STFU.

Lime

Why did they sign him???!!! Harbaugh and his staff are a STRANGE bunch….

Let’s see how the kid does (and Kaepernick as well) against Bill Belichick and Brady.

fesnyc

you make plays, and everything works out: you get more playing time, to make more plays, and then there’s no need for complaining or big talk. if you dont make plays, you exit stage left. performance is everything. god bless America.

Hamsterball

Brandon Jacobs was awful last year and awful this year. Niners should have cut him. Any team he joins, he will make them worse. Frank Gore is a much better running back than Jacobs. LaMichael James is a clone of Kendall Hunter. I thought it was odd that they drafted him, but I guess it is good now that Hunter is out.

Jacobs got hurt in pre-season and that was it. He never caught up to the pack. He should have kept his mouth shut and collected his paycheck. There was no way the Niners would release him now, since a rival like, say, the Giants could pick him up.

3Kings

Id rather lose 16 straight

Then win one game with scrubs like jacob

Winning comes from within

Whining comes from losers

Go Niners

efx2012

Jacobs should appeal the suspension, get released and sign with Giants just in time to kick the niners butts. Why’d they sign him if he was such a bad fit?

efx2012. They signed him for depth. He got hurt in a pre-season game and it took him at least four regular season games to get back in the groove. By that time Anthony Dixon played extremely well on special teams. They needed his roster spot since he added more value than Jacobs at that point.

If Jacobs hadn’t acted like a surly child, he probably would have been activated ahead of LMJ when Hunter went down. But he had dug himself too big of a hole.

If Harbaugh had catered to his petulant ass, he would have been encouraging more of this type of behavior.

After the Giants beat the Niners, Jacobs was in the Giants locker room, not the Niners after the game and that was weeks ago.

Tells you everything you need to know about him.

tibike

49ers signed Jacobs- just so Giants won’t have him. 49ers had done so before in the past to sign players, so potential nfc champion opponents like cowboys won’t have them – during Carmen Policy’s days.

To Andrew, know your facts before making comments. Video replay has shown and commentator had said that Randy was interfered for the last 20 yards for that deep pass to the end zone. Randy right arm got grabbed. He didn’t drop the pass. It’s a missed interference call.

Obrother

Yea Jacobs should have kept his trap shut but I understand his frustration. Smith feels the same way but knows its in his best interest not to complain because he wants another contract from another team. He’ll get a contract. His last game as the starter he completed 19 out of 19 passes ( I think). I still feel bad for Smith because he is a good QB. Probably the biggest upside on Kap over Smith is his ability to run. I do think Jacobs should appeal his suspension. Why because I agree with the suspension but not that he can’t play anywhere else and losses his paycheck. He should be suspended but I feel he should also be able to play somewhere else if another team wants him.

TMFBo

ive been a 9ers fan for my whole football life since i was 3yrs old through the good and the bad years ive always rep them….brandon jacobs knew the rules the were clear last year harbaugh does not let me repeat that DOES NOT like the media knowing 49er business…yea we could of used jacobs better but when did we really need him…maybe against the giants but other then that gore has been spectacular hunter secured the 2nd string back spot last year and was amazing…even when talkin about it my friend who has been a giants fan since 1977 said that jacobs was trash i didnt agree but 5 carries for only 7 yrds…thats pretty wack he didnt break out not one run gore avg over 5 yrd a carry so numbers do not lie….suspension is only for the season so if he keeps that mouth shut and shows he wants it there is a slight…very little…but slight chance we could still use him in the playoffs and he can still get another ring for his collection…so shut up play football win titles that harbaughs message and im with it…about the qb situation myself personally i wish alex was starting not that im not excite about kaep but i think smith is our best chance to win the SB…but no matter what im #9erfaithful4life and always will be…and whoever said harbaugh and balke are in for a fall is out they mind!

Ron

As evidenced by the QB change JH plays those who the coaches view as the best, so maybe Jacobs should have devoted more time to being the best RB instead of his social media accounts.

joe wolfe

I’m convinced that the Niners signed Manningham and Jacobs just so that the Giants could not have them anymore and potentially use them against the Niners.

Running scared from the Giants

Eddie

Harbaugh is a raging jerk and a drama queen.

3rdrail9er

It amuses me that so called fans of the team are being critical of the way Jacobs was handled by the team. He has not been cut or released, only suspended. He could be re activated ata any time and the suspension is only for the rest of the regular season. Hes still eligible for a ring and god knows, i hope he gets one…along with the other 52.

Frankly, i care only about the team and not whether some overpaid underachieving free agent veteran is butthurt over whether he was mistreated. Better to have a manipulating, calculating cold blooded coach with a firm hand and a winning record than a waffling, spineless media whore like Ryan or Carrol.

That Man

Jacobs wasn’t good enough to even dress. He was the 4th best RB on the team. This really isn’t a big deal. He didn’t play well, ran his mouth, and got cut. Next.

WiserThanHarbaugh

The coach will become unglued one day. He’s a ticking time bomb.

WiserThanHarbaugh

Joe Wolfe.

You might be right. Harbaugh obsessed with Giants. Can’t get over last year’s loss. Blinds his judgment. Reflects a personality disorder.